The Ultimate BLT
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Heidi Dehncke-Fisher shows how to make the ultimate BLT
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Transcript: The Ultimate BLT
Hi, Im Heidi Dehncke-Fisher and welcome to About.com Food. Today Im going to show you how to make the Ultimate BLT.The Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato sandwich dates back to late Victorian Tea Sandwiches. The acronym, BLT comes from diner waitresses and cooks who abbreviated the sandwichs name at busy lunch counters across America.
In its simplest form, the BLT brings together a delicious combination of flavors. To make my Ultimate BLT you will need:
6 Slices of Thick-Cut Slab Bacon – you can use Turkey Bacon for a leaner alternative
Butter lettuce and Arugula
One juicy hothouse tomato
Your favorite bread – Im using Italian Ciabatta bread
Mayonnaise
And Blue Cheese Dressing
The first step is to cook your bacon. Bacon can be sauteed, roasted, broiled or even microwaved. I find its best to saute it – that way you can keep an eye on it as it cooks and control how crispy it is.
Separate and place your bacon in a skillet, one layer deep. Start it off over medium-high heat until it begins to sizzle, then turn down the heat to medium.
After five minutes, turn the slices onto their uncooked side and cook for another five minutes. If you like your bacon on the chewy side, take it out at this point – for crispy bacon, leave it on the heat for a couple more minutes.
To get some extra grease off the bacon pat it with a paper towel. Look at the difference that makes...
While your bacon is draining on a paper towel, toast your bread lightly. When its done, its time to build the sandwich.
Spread a layer of mayonnaise on the bottom slice of bread and blue cheese dressing on the top slice. Layer your bacon on the bottom slice. Arrange your tomatoes on top of the bacon – then the arugula – and then the crispy butter lettuce.
There you have it – the Ultimate BLT. I think youll find that the tangy blue cheese and the aromatic arugula perfectly complement this already delicious taste combination.
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